PRT Diyala
PRT Diyala Organizes Training to Build Capacity in Essential Services
July 30, 2009 When Diyala PRT members recently discovered a brand new Vactor sewage pumping truck parked near local government offices and apparently neglected, they immediately knew what they had to do.
Diyala Women Speak Out
February 26, 2009 A diverse group of women from Diyala Province came together February 26, 2009 to discuss their shared vision for the future as part of the Women of Diyala: Speak conference. The conference was sponsored by the Diyala Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT).
Iraqi Agriculture Officials Visit U.S. Farms
October 7, 2008 Diyala Province – Several agricultural officials from this rural province learned new production techniques while engaging with American farmers and their families on a recent trip to the United States arranged by the Diyala Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT).
Iraq Expands Health Care with U.S. Help
October 7, 2008 Diyala Province -- A brand new Primary Health Clinic (PHC) began operation in Khalis September 28 following construction by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) marking the second new facility to open in Diyala in the past month with U.S. help.
Suicide Bomber Interviewed on Iraqi Radio
October 7, 2008 Diyala Province – Building the capacity of Iraqi media to provide news and useful information is beginning to pay off with innovative programming like Hathara Radio’s recent interview with young suicide bomber Raniya Ibrahim.
Iraq Women Contribute to Security as New Police Officers
September 29, 2008 Ashraf, Diyala Province – The Iraqi Regional Police Training Academy held its fourth graduation since its opening in May and this time a group participated that had been missing from any of the previous ceremonies. This time the graduating class contained women.
Iraqi Doves of Peace Get Wings with PRT Help
August 14, 2008 Diyala Province – Women in Diyala Province have come a step closer to broadcasting their concerns for peace and progress thanks to a collaboration between the local Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) and its military counterpart the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment.
Daughters of Iraq Complete Security Training
July 16, 2008 Al Abarra, Diyala Province -- Nearly eighty women sit in the courtyard in front of the Iraqi Police headquarters in this town just south of the provincial capital of Baqubah. They slowly fan themselves in the hot, unmoving air as they sit quietly in their traditional black robes.
New Security Helps Save Date Crop in Central Iraq
June 19, 2008 During the past two years the insurgency interfered with an important agriculture related pest control function here in Diyala Province. The pest is the Dubas Bug or the Date Palm Leafhopper. The Dubas Bug has seasonal breeding cycles that disrupt the cultivation of dates.
Iraqi Civil Servants Learn Computer Skills with PRT Help
May 28, 2008 Diyala Province – Provincial civil servants are gaining confidence and capacity to track and implement resources for development -- made possible with increasing oil revenues -- through computer training provided by the local Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT).
New Legs for Shahad: Soldiers, PRT Help Iraqi IED Victim
May 12, 2008 Diyala Province, Iraq -- It is the greatest tragedy of any conflict that children are killed and injured. And victims like 10 year-old Shahad Abbas Aiez, who lost both legs to an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in November 2007, are proof that Iraq is no exception.
Water and Soil Quality are High Priority for PRTs in Iraq
May 1, 2008 Diyala Province - With agriculture one of Iraq's largest employers, water and soil quality are of prime importance to Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) working to upgrade farmers’ capacities to increase crop and livestock production.
Iraqi Regional Police Training Center Opens in Diyala
May 5, 2008 Muqdadiyah, Diyala Province -- A competent, non-sectarian police force, something Iraq did not have under the Ba’athist regime of Saddam Hussein, got a boost recently with the opening of the Iraqi Regional Police Training Center near Muqdadiyah.